“The past year has been one of high-profile growth for Black-Palestinian solidarity. Out of the terror directed against us—from numerous attacks on Black life to Israel’s brutal war on Gaza and chokehold on the West Bank—strengthened resilience and joint-struggle have emerged between our movements.” — 2015 Black Solidarity with Palestine statement

Palestinians are continuing to rise up against Israel’s brutal, decades-old system of occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have joined youth-led demonstrations across historic Palestine. More than 20,000 people joined a demonstration in Sakhnin in the north of 1948 Palestine/Israel and protests are raging in cities from Gaza to Bethlehem, from Hebron to Jerusalem.

Earlier this week, the Palestinian BDS National Committee called for a wave of actions and protests in solidarity with the Palestinian popular resistance and for action to pressure governments, institutions and corporations to end their role in Israel’s crimes.

The response has been incredible. There are more than 60 #SolidarityWaveBDS protests taking place in 17 countries across the world. Visit our website now to find out the details of a protest near you.

Let’s make this weekend’s mobilisations as big as possible. Let’s stand alongside Palestinians and challenge international support for Israeli apartheid.

If you’re joining a demonstration this weekend, please share updates using #SolidarityWaveBDS.

In friendship,

Palestinian BDS National Committee

Are you organising a protest in your town or city? Let us know about what you’re planning by filling out this form. Please send photos and reports from your actions to wave@bdsmovement.net and share updates using #SolidarityWaveBDS

Allan Fox’ message (below) is the most recent example of systematic discrimination against Palestine human rights advocacy on the Society’s email system.

His last such warning (June 25, 2015) declared that “discussions concerning, for example, whether Judaism should or should not be equated with Zionism are neither work-related nor Section 7 protected activity and therefore violate the Society’s e-mail policy. . . . [and] may subject the sender to discipline and a restriction of access to Legal Aid Distribution Lists.”

Since then, at least 144 “non-work” messages have been sent to various public LAS distribution lists. Topics have included causes and political candidates (16); requests for personal legal and other services (33); selling or donating tickets, MetroCards, pets, etc. (34); taxes and student loans (5); and spiritual/feel good (55).

How many of those generated a public warning from Allan Fox? None.

This selective censorship not only violates the Free Speech provision (Section § 3.5) of ALAA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (“The expression of personal religious, political, social or economic beliefs of each and every attorney is fully guaranteed.”), but reflects the broad witch-hunt discussed in the Center for Constitutional Rights’ new report, The Palestine Exception to Free Speech: A Movement Under Attack in the US.

Is such blatant racism against Palestinians really consistent with “Making the Case for Humanity”?

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5 PM: Rally in solidarity with Palestine’s “Day of Rage”
Palestinian forces have called for a “Day of Rage” on Tuesday, October
6th, in response to the recent killings of Palestinian youth.
We will march from: The Israeli Consulate, 800 2nd Ave, New York, NY
10017, (between E 42nd and E 43rd on 2nd Ave)
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1472059443101299/

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7 PM: Steven Salaita and Joseph Massad: Palestine and the Limits of
Academic Freedom
Join us for a discussion with Steven Salaita and Joseph Massad on academic
freedom, free speech on campus, and the movement for justice in Palestine.
New York University School of Law, Vanderbilt Hall Room 210, 40 Washington
Square S New York, NY 10012
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/923172314428854/